And the story behind it all ... Way back in 2007, I attended my first Bailey BYOG course. In the evenings, we'd sit around in the cottage, talking, drinking (tea, obvs), and playing the odd guitar t...

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Here’s the garage....everyone loves a workshop pic. That’s a decent workspace @peebee - and looks suitably well used too!

Iron Gear Alchemist and Rolling Mill it is then, thanks John. (are you sending me that drawing by the way?) On reflection, I am going for a three way toggle for this one to keep the wiring simple and ...

? Not sure that’s quite necessary but what I can say is that the world would be a better place if “everyone” spent time at the Bailey workshop, building a guitar or even just a visit. It’s the most r...

Iv'e just had another learning opportunity. I sprayed a clear lacquer onto my headstock / truss rod cover and some areas of the decals fizzed up. I had tried a test piece and it seemed okay, but afte...

This video is very informative....

and this is where I'm confused by the 6mm line. @steveadams Hey Steve, watch this video. Hope it helps, this is what I did. The bridge does not need to go on an angle for the intonation, that is buil...

Trevor Wilkinson is a smart man. With that type of wrap around bridge, mark out 6mm from the scale lenght which you already did. That line is the mark of your bridge posts where you will drill based o...

Hi Folks, I took up guitar making when I retired a few years ago. My first guitar was a classical acoustic that I made under the guidance of Andy Davidson, a luthier in Totnes, Devon. I spent a few we...

Hi folks! Just a few words about myself...... I'm 60 (61 in a few days, but still 24 in my head) and live in a small village in South Essex (UK). Started playing guitar at 12, been singing ever since ...

So I got scared working on the $450 flame maple body so this weekend I went to my local hardwood store and bought a piece of mahogany big enough to make another one piece body. Now having some practic...

Welcome @Peebee and yes sign up for the course. You will be building in no rime for sure.

Hi Pete (et al), I would just like to put in a word for the acoustic guitar here as I feel it is being somewhat maligned as a possible home build project. I came to all this from completely the opposi...

@peebee Thanks for your compliment, I impressed myself with what I managed to build. Hopefully I shouldn't have too many mistakes to document on my next build, I'll try my best not to repeat any, no ...

I only ask about weight because it’s unusual (in my experience anyway!) to use something like flamed maple for a solid body. More typically you’d use that for a stunning cap on top of a plainer (and p...

@clinton Thanks! It is endless learning and The journey achieving a succesful end result in guitar building s the mist satisfying feeling. I've got to the stage now that I now have that mythical num...

And this is how it looks today ... Of course, you can see the outline of the plug close-up, but the pickup and bridge do a pretty good job of hiding the different grain patterns between the plu...

Its OK.You can apply the finish over the frets - file/sand it off later - a lot of factory guitars have been made this way. It is not ideal as it makes repair harder but not the end of the world 🙂 I t...

Hi there, Paul here PS, Tony here!